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Hustle Hard Race Fairings- Anyone have them?

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I've never seen anyone run them on the zx6r but I've seen some people that had them on Ducatis and they had no complaints about them to my knowledge. Seem to be a pretty good "middle of the ground" set of fairings. Also the guys at HHR are pretty helpful and good to deal with. I've bought a few things from them before.
 
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Heard of CRC fairings but as was mentioned, for that price I would get you Armour Bodies.

CRC *may* be a great product. I *know* AB is a great product. Why take the chance?
 
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The point of fairings isnt just to crash its also about how well the fairings hold up in the crash so you can get back out on track. Hints why break, clutch, shifter and rear break levers are offered in folding. Hints why case covers exist. Hints why lever guards exist. And in this game reputation and racer reviews of the products matter as this is not the poor mans hobby. I dont know about you but im not gonna drop 800 on fairings no one knows about when I could drop 800 on fairings that literally everyone knows about and is well reviewed by track day enthusiast (me) and racers at all levels. In a race season it could literally be the difference in a couple of points if you choose some piece of shit product that doesnt hold up as well as the next and cant get back out to finish to gather those precious points etc etc which could easily cost you the season. Just food for thought and my 2 cents which is worth less than 1.
 
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^Have you ever been to a race track?

My guess is no. When you get a chance, go, and you'll see why EVERYONE has aftermarket fiberglass race fairings, not Chinese ones that look just like the OEM's or heavy bars that stick out of the bike which will only make the bike roll over a few times before it comes to a stop.

It has nothing to do with the fairings protecting your bike. It has to do with how many crashes they can withstand, how much oil can the bellypan hold in case of an engine blowout (fyi, the magic number to that question for OEM fairings is exactly 0), how quick/easy it is to take them off and put them on, etc.
 
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Speaking of Armor Bodies...been having some negative experiences with the set of bodywork I ordered from MotoXP Ricambi (Italy) for the R3. Long story short, it's been almost 8 weeks, and I still don't have it, and they've been constantly lying and BS-ing about when they'll ship. I wanted to go with Armor Bodies but the only reason I didn't is they don't make a superbike tail for the R3 and I really didn't want to use the stock seat, because I want to reduce as much weight as I can as well as raise the seat height.

Anyway, fast forward to yesterday, I decided to send an email to Woodcraft using the "contact us" feature on their website, asking them if they plan on making a superbike tail for the R3 anytime in the future. First thing in the morning, at like 7:00 am, I get a reply back from Eric Wood himself with a thorough answer to my question (not just a "yes" or "no").

I shouldn't rave about them since I'm sponsored by a competitor, but damn! There's a reason so many people choose Woodcraft. Can't deny their excellent customer service. Anyway, Eric said the superbike tail is in the plans and he expects to be able to offer that mid-late summer. So when I crash the shit out of my R3 and it needs new bodywork, I won't be bothering to replace it with shit that takes 2 months to arrive from Italy. I'll be going the Armor Bodies route!
 
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Ignorance is bliss.

Wish I saw your post yesterday SBK as I was with Eric all day long at Penguin. Top notch guy and products that I believe in.

Injection molded plastic shatters on impact. Not only are they 'one and done' for crashes but they actually end up in quite sharp pieces. The details to how my armor bodies held up is below.

So we are clear, the cheap chinese plastics are usually fine for the street. A lot less speed and very little chance of a crash plus you should have insurance to replace them when they explode on impact. Track is an entirely different matter...

This is the result of a 103mph crash on the left side and then slamming into a wall, tail first.

Two abrasion spots on the upper.


The top damage where it went through the bodywork was from the crash, and only ground through because the case slider is right there. The bottom two abrasions are from my regular cornering where it drags on a certain turn at my local track and are not crash damage.


This is the result of slamming into the wall with the remaining speed...about 30-40mph I would guess.


All of this is easily repairable so for another $20 in fiberglass resin and cloth, I have bodywork that is back to near-perfect and is structurally sound.

For those who will naturally call bullshit, there is a section in my 2015 Year In Review video with the crash starting at about 6 minutes in.

 
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